Tire.



H. N. WAYNE.

TIRE.

APPUCATION man Dsc. 27.1916.

I Izlrontcd Aug. 7, 1917.

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HERBERT N'. WAYNE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM 'J'. llll'lil'lii.

or .Los ANGELES, carironnra.

TIRE.

Specification of Letters'latent. Fatented vALuIlar'B,

` Application mea December 27, 191s. serial No. 139,179.

ings have'found that it is desirable to protect the tire tubes from vexcessive heat due to the frictional' engagement of the tread with the ground and to protect thecotton.

This has been accomplished in various'ways and a class of tires has appeared upon the market which are formed with a carcass made of asbestos fabric. This carcass, while providing suitable heat insulation for the tire, has been either too costly ofconstruction orhas not produced a casing construcftiongofsatisfactory strength and itis the principal object of this invention to provide a tire casing having a carcass formed of layers o'f heat insulating material,` as well as layers'of other material or fabric which will lend strength and economy to the tire and at the same time will provide meansfor satisfactorily and effectively insulating the tire tubing and carcass against heat; alsoto provide an insulating. layer or layers protecttion might be alternately employed in the ing the carcass from being injuriously affected'by the heat used in vulcanizing the repairs or re-tread in injured or worn tires.

It is another object of this invention to protect the carcass from moisture attacking the Icotton fabric through abrasione or stone surface cuts, a fruitful. source of danger to all cotton fabric tires.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings in` which:

Figure 1 is a View in perspective and transverse section through a tire casmg constructed according to the spirit of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illusvtrating a tire casing having a carcass formed of layers of cotton and asbestos fabric arranged with layers of asbestos between layers o f woven cotton tire fabric. A

Fig. 3 is a View similar to the preceding views showing the layer of asbestos as positioned adjacent the inner wall ofthe casing andadapted tobearupon the tirejtubliig. 4 is a fragmentary -view in side-.elcl vation illustrating a tir'efcasing with its@ l Y- structive elements dissected in order tostik i', "i 'l' the manner in whichthey are preferablyf.atranged in relation to each other. f, .J

yReferring more particularly to thefdra ings, 10 indicateslthe 'rubber' outer trea l -f Si tire casing which is provided'toQinclise and be supported upon la-tire carcas The carcass shown in F ig. l ofthe ,drawings 1s composed of a series of layers' of tiie fabric preferably formed of cotton 12v hl form the main body orinner wall of lliec' l cass and which are covered .byl al layer f heat and moisture resistant or insulating fabric 13, preferably. formed` offa's'besltsl The layers of cotton and asbest-osg' LcgZ have been previously impregnated"withfiubhi ber which is preferably applied'bytheifriction process and in a,manner.tf fofrm` liomogeneous tire carcass composed f tw more classes of material. :f l 'i in the other forms of the linveliti closed in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, villustration is made of carcass fabrics which are arranged with the heat and moistureinsulating layer between and within the car# S cass fabric as separately disclosed. 'Tt is also evident that other syste'ms off laminaarrangement of the various tire fabrics and that also there might be a, multiplicity 0f layers of asbestos fabric used without -departing from the spirit of the invention.

Whereas the strength of cotton fabric isl seriously affected by the extraction of all the moisture which it normally contains; and since moisture is an effectual hindrance to the perfect adhesion of rubber thereto, therefore a compromise must be made by leaving-a small jpercentage of-Inoisture in the cotton\to preserve its strength, thereby reducing the adhesive qualities', of the rubber friction stock. Asbestos fabric, on the coutrary, is not affected bythe drying process, hence can receive the full benefit of. the adhesive qualities of the rubber, friction stock 10.5 by being thoroughly. dried before being frictioned. This perfect adhesion between the asbestos fabric and the rubber isf a preventive against tread separation-one of the most serious defects of ordinary U0 It may also be stated that asbestos and rubber combine more readily because asbestos is a mineral and is commonly used, in its powdered state, -as one of the ingredients in rubber compounding.

The purpose of my protecting layer of asbestos fabric is to preserve the cotton fabric body from some of the injurious effects of heat and moisture, also to create a better and stronger bond between the fabric body and the tread portion of the tire.

It will thus be seen that the tire casing here provided affords a strong and durable carcass and also insures that the tire may be repaired and revulcanized repeatedly Without serious injury to the reinforcing carcass fabric or to the tubing incased there` in, but Will be beneficially insulated from the heat necessarily used for vulcanization or from the heat generated while the tire is in actual service, also from the usual deleterious effects of moisture entering surface cuts or stone bruises and enetrating to and deteriorating the cotton abric.

I claim:

l* A-tirc casing comprising an outer rubber tread portion and an inner carcass portion vulcanized thereto, said carcass portion consisting of inner layers of reinforcing cotton fabric and an outer heat insulating` fabric.

2. A tire casing comprising an outer ri1b,

ber tread portion and an inner carcass portion vulcanized thereto, said carcass portion consisting of inner layers o f reinforcing cotton fabrica-nd an outer heatA insulating asbestos fabric.

3. A tire casing comprising an outer-rub,- ber tread portion and an inner carcass portion vulcanized thereto, said carcass portion consisting of inner layers of reinforcing' cotton fabric and an outer heat insulating asbestos fabric immediately adjacent thereto.

et. A tire casing comprising a. carcass or body portion composed of reinforcing cotton fabric treated with rubber friction stock,

a protecting layer of asbestos fabric also treated with a suitable rubber friction stock and placed outside of and adjacent to the said frictioned cotton fabric, au openweave fabric breaker-strip embedded in a suitable rubber cushion stock and placed around the outer periphery of said dual fab-ric carcass, a rubber tread portion outside of and encircling thc completed carcass, the whole being vulcanized together, thus forming` a standard fabric tire casing but having a protecting layer of asbestos fabric between thc tread-portion and the cotton fabric body,

In testimony vwhereof l have signed lny name to this specification.

HERBERT N. WAYNE. i 

